Visiting the Carbon Capture Facility on Iceland

Why planting trees is not enough

I have always been intrigued by the technology that sucks carbon dioxide out of the air and stores it in the ground. How does it work? Is it effective, and can it be employed at scale? Greta visited it just days before the lockdown, so there must be something to it, right?

When planning for this trip, I emailed our guide to ask if we could make a short unscheduled stop at the Carbfix facility, which not only accepts guests but also has a visitor center with many…